Hay-carrier.



PATENTED FEB. 12, 1907.

C. D. BARKER. HAY CARRIER. APPLIGATION 31m) 9012.15, 1906.

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HAY CARRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 15307.

Application filed October 15,1906- Serial No. 339.124.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CAREY D. BARKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Westfield, in the county of Hamilton and State of Indiana,have invented a new and useful Hay-Carrier, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to mechanism for loading and unloading hay,straw, and similar material, and has for its object to provide means forsupporting two or more hay-forks in operative position to engage theload, whereby large quantities of hay may be elevated at each operationof the device.

A further object of the invention is to provide two or more arms havingtheir inner ends pivotally united and their outer ends provided with.means for supporting the hayforks.

A further object is to provide a supportingblock disposed at thejuncture of the pivoted arms and having its upper face inclined orbeveled in opposite directions and adapted to bear against the arms forsupporting the latter in operative position.

A still further object of the invention is to generally improve thisclass of devices, so as to increase their utility, durability, andethciency.

Hth these and other objects in view the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafterfully described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it beingunder stood that various changes in form, proportions, and minor detailsof construction may be resorted to within the scope of the appendedclaims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a side elevation of a hay-carrier constructed in accordancewith my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on theline 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the supporting-blockand pivoted ends of the arms. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of thesupporting-block detached.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of thefigures of the drawings.

The improved device consists of a supporting-block 5, having its upperface inclined or beveled in opposite directions, as indicated at 6, andprovided at the juncture of said inclined faces with spaced perforatedlugs 7, de-

' g an intermediate recess or chamber 8.

, used for this Extending laterally from the supporting block 5 andpivotally associated therewith is a pair of arms 9, the free ends ofwhich are provided with terminal hooks for engagement with a hay-fork 11of any approved construction. The inner ends of the arms 9 arebifurcated to form spaced auxiliary arms 12 and 13, which overlap eachother and are pivotally connected with the lugs 7 by means of a pin orbolt 14, which pierces the opening 1 5 in said lugs and serves to securethe several parts together.

As a means for elevating the forks there is provided a hay-carrier ofany approved construction, in the present instance aablock and tackle 16being employed, the latter being provided with a depending hook 17, thebill of which is seated in the recess 8 and engages the pin or bolt 14,as best shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings.

In operation the arms 9 are lowered and the forks 11 introduced in thehay or other material to be elevated, after which a longitudinal pull isexerted on the draft device 16, which causes the pivoted ends of thearms 9 to engage the inclined faces 6 of the supporting-block 5, andthus hold the arms 9 rigid during the elevating operation.

Attention is called to the fact that the arms 9 are free to moveupwardly thereby to facilitate the positioning of the forks in the hay,but are limited in their downward movement by engagement with theinclined faces 6, so that a slight upward pressure exerted on the draftdevice will cause the arms to bind against the inclined faces, and thuslock the arms in extended position.

It will also be observed that the apex 16 of the inclined faces 6 isdisposed in alinement with the longitudinal axis of the bolt 14, so asto form an additional support for the bifurcated ends of the arms.

l/Vhile a single pair of arms is preferably employed for supporting thehay-forks, it is obvious that any number of arms may be purpose, theresult accomplished being the same in both cases.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that there is provided anextremely simple, inexpensive, and eflicient device admirably adaptedfor the attainment of the ends in view.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed is 1. A device ofthe class described com" prising a supporting-block having its upperface inclined in opposite directions and provided with spacedvertically-disposed lugs defining an intermediate recess, arms havingtheir inner ends bifurcated and bearing against the inclined faces ofthe supportingblock and their outer ends provided with means forengagement with a hay-fork, a pin extending transversely through thelugs and arms, respectively, and intersecting the intermediate recess,and a draft device seated in said recess and engaging the pin.

2. A device of the class described C0111- prising a supporting-blockhaving its upper face inclined downwardly in opposite directions andprovided with spaced verticallydisposed lugs defining an intermediaterecess, arms having their inner ends bifurcated and bearing against theinclined faces of the block and their outer ends provided with ter minalhooks for engagement with a hay-fork, a pin piercing the lugs andengaging the bifurcated ends of the arms, the juncture of the inclinedfaces of the block being disposed in alinement with the longitudinalaxis of the pin, and a draft device seated in the intermediate recessand engaging said pin.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CAREY D. BARKER.

Witnesses:

JOHN F. WHITE, W. H. E'MG.

